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Verse (68:17), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (68:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person plural. The verb's triliteral root is bā lām wāw (ب ل و). The suffix (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (68) sūrat l-qalam (The Pen)


(68:17:4)
balawnā
We tried
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل

Verse (68:17)

The analysis above refers to the seventeenth verse of chapter 68 (sūrat l-qalam):

Sahih International: Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

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